![]() ![]() ![]() Julia’s obsessions with food and how she looks as well as the school newspaper quickly take over her life as she tries to write highlighting those the school lost, including her unknown spirit guide. ![]() You will be quickly drawn into the short chapters as you jump between Annabel and Julia’s perspectives on the world, one dead and one very much alive as we look at the key themes of food, friends and feminism.As we watch Annabel see her best friend and sister struggle with the very issues that kill her, she originally is detrimental to Julia. After all as Annabel says “denial is a powerful thing.” Julia has little to no look with boys, she’s struggling at school.and her weight is ballooning. We see Annabel who, in the afterlife has been given the mission to try and help her old classmate, Julia who is going through a tough time. Anyone from the current YA age group and beyond will remember Kate Moss famously saying “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels” and as you see from the title, this is exactly what Hennessy is trying to challenge. ![]() I like my YA to have a “message” something important to say and Hennessy does not disappoint. If you get the chance to pick this book up, I strongly advise you do. Thank you to Hot Key Books for sending The Book Club a copy so we could have it for our August Book Of The Month! ![]()
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